Sugar beet yields in Morocco
Morocco: Sugar beet yields was 52.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Morocco stood at 52.29 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Morocco peaked at 69.19 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Morocco ranks 32nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.62 tonnes per hectare | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | 29.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.89 tonnes per hectare | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | 40.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | 35.35 tonnes per hectare | 48.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.02 tonnes per hectare | 41.54 tonnes per hectare | 57.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.88 tonnes per hectare | 47.5 tonnes per hectare | 54.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.63 tonnes per hectare | 56.32 tonnes per hectare | 69.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.64 tonnes per hectare | 46.93 tonnes per hectare | 63.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Morocco?
- Sugar beet yields in Morocco was 52.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 69.19 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.02 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Morocco rank for sugar beet yields?
- Morocco ranks 32nd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.